Intel Core i7 920 940 965 Review & Overclocking - PAGE 13

With this article, we re-tested the previous highest performance Intel Extreme series processor, the Core 2 Quad QX9770, The retests were done with the SSD provided in our review kit and the same video card - an HD 4870 - that we used to test the Core i7 processors in order to have a fair comparison between the previous Intel top of the line processor and the new Core i7 processors. We had to update to Sandra IX, and we added a number of high resolution gaming tests.

To make the tests interesting, the Core 2 Quad QX9770 was re-benchmarked with the solid state drive and video card used for the Core i7 tests, both at stock speed, and at 4.05GHz - which was the maximum overclock we got on the Core i7 965.

The next thing I noticed was the lack of "legacy" connectors - while I've become used to the lack of a serial or parallel port, it was a bit shocking to not see at least one PS/2 port, and there was no sign of a floppy or IDE connector on the motherboard!

Wow, that is surprising, but I'm glad to see we can safely move away from this stuff. I like a floppy independent system.

Just FYI. You title one of the pages " Thermaltake Socket 1366 Cooler" then the subtitle on that page has a misspelling "Thermaright Socket 1366 Cooler" and of course the actual name is "Thermalright".

The new lineup looks amazing. I really wish I had some extra money to pick one of these beasts up when they come out.

So, I'm a little worried about this auto-overclocking that the i7's do when under load. Can that be disabled? If you overclock it and then run Prime95 won't it overclock it even more, which is probably not a good idea.

Just FYI. You title one of the pages " Thermaltake Socket 1366 Cooler" then the subtitle on that page has a misspelling "Thermaright Socket 1366 Cooler" and of course the actual name is "Thermalright".

The new lineup looks amazing. I really wish I had some extra money to pick one of these beasts up when they come out.

Wow, that's more amazing than I could have imagined. Great design, but not enough improvement in games for me to make a new build.

So, I'm a little worried about this auto-overclocking that the i7's do when under load. Can that be disabled? If you overclock it and then run Prime95 won't it overclock it even more, which is probably not a good idea.